The 2019 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dave Steckel in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the MVFC standings. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.
On January 10, 2020, Steckel was bought out of his contract with Missouri State.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 8:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | | Pluto TV | L 23–37 | 6,891 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | | ESPN3 | L 6–58 | 18,846 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State* | | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 11,421 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | | ESPN+ | W 37–31 3OT | 3,149 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota | - Robert W. Plaster Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 5,784 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | | ESPN+ | L 0–22 | 18,252 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Northern Iowa | - Robert W. Plaster Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN+ | L 6–29 | 6,583 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State | - Robert W. Plaster Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 5,108 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | | ESPN3 | L 14–37 | 4,678 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Illinois State | | ESPN+ | L 12–17 | 5,701 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State | - Robert W. Plaster Stadium
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN+ | L 24–51 | 3,352 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bears were predicted to finish in tenth place.[5]
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[6]
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Defense
Angelo Garbutt – LB
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Game summaries
At Northern Arizona
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Total |
| Bears
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3
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3
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10
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7 |
23 |
| Lumberjacks
|
3
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17
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14
|
3 |
37 |
At Tulane
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|
|
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Total |
| Bears
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0
|
6
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0
|
0 |
6 |
| Green Wave
|
10
|
28
|
13
|
7 |
58 |
Kennesaw State
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|
|
|
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Total |
| No. 7 Owls
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0
|
7
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21
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7 |
35 |
| Bears
|
6
|
10
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0
|
8 |
24 |
At Western Illinois
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Total |
| Bears
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0
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7
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0
|
14 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
37 |
| Leathernecks
|
7
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7
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0
|
7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
31 |
South Dakota
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|
|
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Total |
| Coyotes
|
7
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24
|
14
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0 |
45 |
| Bears
|
7
|
0
|
0
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3 |
10 |
At North Dakota State
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Total |
| Bears
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
| No. 1 Bison
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8
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7
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0
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7 |
22 |
Northern Iowa
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Total |
| No. 11 Panthers
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0
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19
|
10
|
0 |
29 |
| Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
6 |
South Dakota State
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|
|
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Total |
| No. 4 Jackrabbits
|
6
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8
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
| Bears
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0
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0
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0
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14 |
14 |
At Southern Illinois
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|
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Total |
| Bears
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0
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0
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7
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7 |
14 |
| Salukis
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13
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17
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0
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7 |
37 |
At Illinois State
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|
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Total |
| Bears
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6
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3
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0
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3 |
12 |
| No. 7 Redbirds
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7
|
7
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0
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3 |
17 |
Indiana State
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|
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|
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Total |
| Sycamores
|
7
|
14
|
23
|
7 |
51 |
| Bears
|
0
|
7
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7
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10 |
24 |
References
- ^ "Missouri State buys out Dave Steckel, looking for new coach". Jefferson City News Tribune via Associated Press. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (April 6, 2019). "Missouri State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Missouri State Bears Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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